Another car thread. Over 15 years old.
Feb 29th 2012, 9:03 am
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Re: Another car thread. Over 15 years old.
Would you ship them over for doing up and then sell them on? I suspect you could get 8 minis in a 40ftr. I take it they have to be in really good nick in Canada?
FL, do you know if there is a limit to the number you can bring over, 1 for me and 1 for Mrs fletch, would that be OK?
FL, do you know if there is a limit to the number you can bring over, 1 for me and 1 for Mrs fletch, would that be OK?
Perhaps he'll enlighten us in time.
Feb 29th 2012, 12:06 pm
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Re: Another car thread. Over 15 years old.
"And how will you pay for the vehicle?"
"Travellers cheque" said the traveller, emphatically, as if he had thirty grand in traveller's cheques in his pocket.
In the end a deal was made. iirc, a Jeep Cherokee Limited was $23,000 here after the tax was refunded on exporting it. The import duty in CH was a bal a kilo or about $2,000, I drove the car to the airport and it went on Lufthansa for another couple of thousand, comfortably less than $30,000 all in. The list price then, in CH was about $60,000. That one was sold almost on arrival and I was sent to fetch another. We went around this a few times before Chrysler wouldn't sell me any more. I understand, but haven't seen, that the last of them is now a hen house.
Like Mike above, we happened on this model. Had we planned to get into the grey market we'd likely have gone for Corvettes.
Feb 29th 2012, 12:27 pm
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New, not used. My then brother-in-law visited one Christmas, saw the price of new Jeeps here and decided to take one home. We bowled on down to the dealer and negotiated, with me translating. There was much gallic posturing. At one point the salesman said
"And how will you pay for the vehicle?"
"Travellers cheque" said the traveller, emphatically, as if he had thirty grand in traveller's cheques in his pocket.
In the end a deal was made. iirc, a Jeep Cherokee Limited was $23,000 here after the tax was refunded on exporting it. The import duty in CH was a bal a kilo or about $2,000, I drove the car to the airport and it went on Lufthansa for another couple of thousand, comfortably less than $30,000 all in. The list price then, in CH was about $60,000. That one was sold almost on arrival and I was sent to fetch another. We went around this a few times before Chrysler wouldn't sell me any more. I understand, but haven't seen, that the last of them is now a hen house.
Like Mike above, we happened on this model. Had we planned to get into the grey market we'd likely have gone for Corvettes.
"And how will you pay for the vehicle?"
"Travellers cheque" said the traveller, emphatically, as if he had thirty grand in traveller's cheques in his pocket.
In the end a deal was made. iirc, a Jeep Cherokee Limited was $23,000 here after the tax was refunded on exporting it. The import duty in CH was a bal a kilo or about $2,000, I drove the car to the airport and it went on Lufthansa for another couple of thousand, comfortably less than $30,000 all in. The list price then, in CH was about $60,000. That one was sold almost on arrival and I was sent to fetch another. We went around this a few times before Chrysler wouldn't sell me any more. I understand, but haven't seen, that the last of them is now a hen house.
Like Mike above, we happened on this model. Had we planned to get into the grey market we'd likely have gone for Corvettes.
Feb 29th 2012, 12:52 pm
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Feb 29th 2012, 11:34 pm
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Re: Another car thread. Over 15 years old.
If we still had our RX7 FD (latest model) we would most definately be taking that. They seem to love their RX-7's over there, but I've never seen an FD model in Canada and if you do, it will probably be a RHD. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as it is in keeping with the whole "JDM Yo" thing the kids like.
...... Just looked up Kijiji and there's one for sale for $8500 lol, so scrap that idea
If it's still for sale by the time we get over I might buy it
...... Just looked up Kijiji and there's one for sale for $8500 lol, so scrap that idea
If it's still for sale by the time we get over I might buy it
i'd hope to be able to take my Supercharged Civic Type-R (EP3 shape) with me to AB, but alas, its only 7 years old! And the closest Canadian equivalents are very rare and come with a crap version of the Engine
i'm unsure what to do car wise, as i live and breathe JDM cars...but i'm loving the idea of a big lumping V8 Truck when i get to Canada
although, a friend of mine is building an Austin Mini Mayfair with an MG TF 1.8VVC engine...i could buy that off him and bring it with me...surely a 130hp Classic Mini would give everyone a shock!
Mar 1st 2012, 12:20 am
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i don't like sushi!
Mar 1st 2012, 12:45 am
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Re: Another car thread. Over 15 years old.
Those Jeeps were the vehicle of choice for gangsters at one time and I seem to recall something about theft rings stealing them in NA and shipping them to eastern Europe.
Mar 1st 2012, 1:38 am
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Re: Another car thread. Over 15 years old.
VTEC is the choice over here running anywhere between 195 to 220hp...
Mar 1st 2012, 1:58 am
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oh yeah i know that! we originally attempted to build a Vauxhall C20LET mini, but the subframe ended up being junk!
my mechanic has a mini obsession...he's building one with a Honda K20 in the back! :O
there's one or two in Scotland running the 3.5 V8 from the old Rovers!
my mechanic has a mini obsession...he's building one with a Honda K20 in the back! :O
there's one or two in Scotland running the 3.5 V8 from the old Rovers!
Mar 1st 2012, 2:52 am
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oh yeah i know that! we originally attempted to build a Vauxhall C20LET mini, but the subframe ended up being junk!
my mechanic has a mini obsession...he's building one with a Honda K20 in the back! :O
there's one or two in Scotland running the 3.5 V8 from the old Rovers!
my mechanic has a mini obsession...he's building one with a Honda K20 in the back! :O
there's one or two in Scotland running the 3.5 V8 from the old Rovers!
I have the 1275 with twin Hs4's its nowhere near those power levels an its a bugger for wheel spin...
Mar 1st 2012, 4:02 am
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i'd like to build a VTEC Mini, but i haven't got the patience
Mar 1st 2012, 5:24 am
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Re: Another car thread. Over 15 years old.
So it seems it is a Mini or a Defender. Does anyone know how difficult it is to register in BC and if there is any inspection required? Thanks.fletch
Mar 1st 2012, 5:29 am
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